Kochi, Dec 23: Rajasthan Royals were the runners-up of the IPL 2022 season and the franchise owners showed faith in the team's core unit by retaining them ahead of IPL Auction 2023.
As the team had a small purse of Rs 13.2 crores going into the auction and they made some interesting buys and further strengthened their side with the small budget they had.
In Jason Holder, they have included a strong all-rounder in the side and Adam Zampa and Murugan Ashwin add teeth to their spin bowling attack. At the fag end of the bidding process, Royals also added senior England cricketer Joe Root to the side.
Rajasthan Royals - who were led by Sanju Samson in the previous season - proved to be the team to beat in the entire tournament in IPL 2022. They played like a champion side all along but they were no match to a dominant Gujarat Titans in the all-important final at Narendra Modi International Stadium, Ahmedabad on D-Day.
Jos Buttler - who was the top run-scorer in IPL 2022 - was once again retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction. Buttler batted like a run machine in the previous edition. The right-handed batter took the confidence of the IPL to the T20 World Cup, where he guided England to lift their second title.
Buttler led England from the front with the bat and also behind the wickets with his superb wicketkeeping skills. He will once again continue to inspire RR teammates with his dominant performances in the IPL 2023.
Samson has also established himself as one of the reliable batters in the IPL with his consistent performances in the premier domestic tournament.
In Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldeep Sen and Dhruv Jurel the Royals have a good mix of youngsters. They will be aiming to leave a mark in the sixteenth edition of the tournament.
They also have a quality bowling line-up comprising R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Prasidh Krishna.
RR headed into the IPL Auction 2023 with a budget of Rs 13.2 Crores to fill a maximum of 9 slots, including 4 max overseas slots. They spent a total of Rs 91.65 Crore to buy a total of 25 players, including 8 overseas players.
At the IPL Auction 2023 held in Kochi on Friday (December 23), MI bought.
Player | Country | Role | U/C/A | Price in INR |
Sanju Samson | India | Wicketkeeper | Capped | Rs 14 Crore |
Jos Buttler | England | Wicketkeeper | Capped | Rs 10 Crore |
Prasidh Krishna | India | Bowler | Capped | Rs 10 Crore |
Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | Batter | Capped | Rs 8.50 crore |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | Bowler | Capped | Rs 8 Crore |
Devdutt Padikkal | India | Batter | Uncapped | Rs 7.75 Crore |
Yuzvendra Chahal | India | Bowler | Capped | Rs 6.50 Crore |
R. Ashwin | India | All-rounder | Capped | Rs 5 Crore |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | Batter | Uncapped | Rs 4 Crore |
Riyan Parag | India | All-rounder | Uncapped | Rs 3.80 Crore |
Navdeep Saini | India | Bowler | Capped | Rs 2.60 Crore |
Obed Mccoy | West Indies | Bowler | Capped | Rs 75 Lakhs |
K C Cariappa | India | Bowler | Uncapped | Rs 30 Lakhs |
Dhruv Jurel | India | Wicketkeeper | Uncapped | Rs 20 Lakhs |
Kuldip Yadav | India | Bowler | Uncapped | Rs 20 Lakhs |
Kuldeep Sen | India | All-rounder | Uncapped | Rs 20 Lakhs |
Player | Country | U/C/A | Role | Base Price in INR | Bought For in INR |
Jason Holder | West Indies | Capped | All-Rounder | 2 Crore | 5.75 Crore |
Donavon Ferreira | South Africa | Uncapped | Wicketkeeper | 20 Lakh | 50 Lakh |
Kunal Singh Rathore | India | Uncapped | Wicketkeeper | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
Adam Zampa | Australia | Capped | Bowler | 1.50 Crore | 1.50 Crore |
K M Asif | India | Uncapped | Bowler | 30 Lakh | 30 Lakh |
Murugan Ashwin | India | Uncapped | Bowler | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
Akash Vashist | India | Uncapped | All-ROunder | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
Abdul Basith | India | Uncapped | All-Rounder | 20 Lakh | 20 Lakh |
Joe Root | England | Capped | Batter | 1 Crore | 1 Crore |
Rajasthan Royals Squad for IPL 2023
Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore, Adam Zampa, K M Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashist, Abdul Basith, Joe Root